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Grand angle - On the way out?

1. This sign, placed at the entrance of a station on the London Underground, promotes the idea that going to ...

On parle d'eux

1.~Jacinda Ardern Many countries have abandoned their Covid-zero policies, but due to Omicron, New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern is determined ...

Discover Glasgow: Scotland’s cool capital of culture

1. Delve into the galleries, rowdy gig venues, flavour-packed restaurants and treasure-trove vintage shops. 2. Glasgow is often overlooked by ...

Focus

1.~Scotland   Scotland, shares its 154 kilometre southern border with England and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic ocean and ...

Native American chefs offer a culinary renaissance

1. Sean Sherman reckons he uses 25 pounds (11 kilos) of crickets a week:  “Pretty much every table buys some.” His ...

Wordle creator overwhelmed by global success of hit puzzle

1. Josh Wardle developed a game to play with his partner – and now more than 2m others have joined ...

The culture of American debate

1. A country whose national representatives can scarcely agree to pay the government’s salaries or cover its debts is a poor ...

Sur le vif

1.~Chiffre 6/10 6 out of 10 Americans believe that democracy is “in crisis and at risk of failing” according to ...

À 360°

1.~GERMANY Nuclear weapon protest The Reichstag in Berlin, which houses the Bundestag, the lower house of Germany's parliament, was recently ...

Why workers are fleeing the hospitality sector ?

1. ~Stress and exhaustion are big factors~ Restaurant and hotel bosses have had a tough year. Some 700,000 hospitality workers threw ...

My dinner with Sydney Poitier

1. In the summer of 2014, I received word through a friend that I was being asked to a dinner ...

Why are Brits chosen for evil or tortured characters in Hollywood?

1. Benedict Cumberbatch ’s portrayal of the emotionally thwarted Phil Burbank in the widely Oscar-tipped western Power of the Dog, is a ...

Zoom sur Alt-J

1.~Who are Alt-J? Alt-J is a band from Leeds. It was initially composed of four members: Joe Newman, Thom Sonny Green, ...

Les échos

1.~Ulysses turns 100... in Paris! One hundred years ago, in February, 1922, Sylvia Beach, owner of the Paris bookshop Shakespeare and ...

Hedgehogs are cute and helpful for research

1. The tiny, spiny and adorable hedgehog is helping to upend conventional wisdom about the origins of drug-resistant bacterial infections ...

What is Love Bombing?

1. Grand romantic gestures in the early days of a relationship could be sweet — or a sign you’re dating ...

Le dessin

1.~Gun ownership in America Protests against gun violence in the United States have risen sharply over the past few years ...